A Batty Cell Family

My cell family had some tremendous worship time and was deep into the Bible tonight when a large animal flew into the room through an open door. We thought it was a bird and tried to stay focused on one of the best meetings we have ever had (people were really opening up and learning about our transcendent God; Peggy Lee Porter was doing a great job leading), but we were having to duck the flying creature and we lost our focus. We tried talking in the dark, hoping the creature would fly back out (how stupid was that). Finally, we decided that we were done until there was a capture. Jason Roney smacked the behemoth with a broom, and when Chip Peterson tried to pick it up with a towel, he yelled, "It's a BAT!", and it slipped out and started flying in 300 mph circles again. Finally after two other failed attempted including everyone raising there hands (looked like a Pentacostal meeting gone bad) to divert the creature out of the door, "Roger Federer" Jason hit it with a forehand again, and "Big Game Hunter" Chip captured the beast and released it outside. I have never laughed so hard in my life. People were hysterical (the women were hilarious once the identity of the perpetrator was made)!! We actually refocused on some things that mattered, but what fun, and the bat actually lived.